Hanger



Nov. 30, 1948. F, L, B XT 2,454,908

HANGER Filed July 14, 1945 11 /1 v ".12 I v i I 12 I Patented Nov. 30,1948 UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE HANGER Frederick L. Buxton, Burbank,Calif. Application July 14, 1945, Serial No. 605,073

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to hangers, and more particularly to a hangeradapted to grip and support a garment within anenclosed 100p thereof. Itis an object of this invention to produce a simple, inexpensive form ofhanger incorporating a minimum number of parts for supporting a garment,such as a pair of pants, from within the bottoms of the leg portionsthereof.

Another object of this invention is to provide a hanger of simpleinexpensive construction which includes a pair of relatively extensiblemembers having sup-porting elements carried at their respective ends andurged apart to support a garment within a loop thereof.

Other objects and advantages of this invention it is believed will beapparent from the following detailed description of a preferredembodiment thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings:

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a, perspective view of a hanger embodying my inventionillustrating the same as supporting a pair of pants from within thecuffs, the said pants being illustrated fragmentally.

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a fragmental sectional side elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is a fragmental sectional side view of a modified form ofhanger embodying my invention.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, l indicates a tube within which there ispositioned to slide longitudinally with reference thereto a slide rod ortube 2. I is a spring 3 which engages a tube closure 4 at one end andengages at its opposite end the end of the rod or tube 2 so as toyieldably urge the rod or tube 2 out of the tube I.

A hanger hook 5 has its shank 6 secured to the tube or rod 2 and extendsthrough a limiting slot 1 formed in the outer tube l. Thus the shank ofthe hook 5 in engaging the end of the slot 7 limits the outward movementof the rod 2 from the tube I.

Secured to the opposed ends of the tube l and rod 2 are grippingelements having the general reference numerals 8 and S which are hereinillustrated as being of inverted U-shape and are secured in position bymeans of pins Ml which are passed through the said grip-ping members andthrough the tube l and rod 2, respectively. Each one of the grippingelements 8, 9 in turn, comprises a pair of adjacently spaced parallellegs l2, l3.

Positioned within the tube I spaced apart so that they may accommodatebetween them material forming the loops as, for example, the cuffs ofthe legs of a pair of pants.

In the modified form of my invention illustrated in Figure 4 I haveeliminated the necessity of serrating the legs [2 and it of the grippingelements 8, 9 by extending the modified legs [2A, [3A at an angle ofapproximately six degrees from the vertical passing through the axis ofthe rod 2A of tube i. There is thus provided an inclined surface IE oneach one of the modified legs lZA, ISA which insures against theenclosed loop of the garment slipping off from the hanger.

It will be observed that the hanger embodying my invention embodies aminimum number of parts and I contemplate the molding of the elements ofthis hanger from a suitable plastic in which case I may eliminate thesecuring pins l0 and form the garment supporting legs l2, l3 andmodified inclined legs HA, HA integrally with the rod 2 and sleeve iduring the process of molding. In this manner the hanger will beconstructed very inexpensively and of a minimum number of parts.

In Figure 4 I have illustrated such a one-piece construction wherein themodified leg HA is molded with the rod 2A.

Having fully described my invention, it is to be understood that I donot wish to be limited to the details herein set forth, but my inventionis of the full scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A hanger for engagement with a pair of trouser legs comprising asingle tubular element, a rod positioned therein to slide axiallythereof, a coil compression spring carried concentrically within thetubular element and urging the rod outwardly from the tube, a supportinghook passing through a motion limiting slot formed in the tube tocooperate therewith as a stop to limit motion of said rod which wouldotherwise be produced by said spring, said hook being secured rigidly tothe rod to thereby prevent relative rotational movement between saidtube and rod, and the rod and the tube having at their opposed ends apair of spaced gripping legs.

2. A hanger for engagement with a pair of trouser legs comprising asingle tube, a rod mounted to slide axially of the tube, a coilcompression spring positioned concentrically within the tube to urge therod therefrom, a supporting hook having its shank extending through amotion limiting slot in the tube and secured rigidly to the rod tothereby prevent relative rotational movement between said tube and rod,said supporting hook cooperating with said motion limiting slot as astop to limit-motion of said ,rod which would otherwise be produced bysaid spring, and the rod and the tube having at their opposed ends apair of inclined gripping legs adapted. to be received Within the closedloopsof a garment.

3. A hanger for engagement with a pair of trouser legs comprising asingle tube, .a rod slidably mounted Within the tube, a coil compressionspring housed concentrically within the tube to urge the rod outwardlyfrom the tube, a supporting hook having its shank extendedthrough amotion limiting slot formed in the tube and secured rigidly to the rodto thereby prevent relative rotational movement between said tube androd,

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